Barefoot Reflexology - My Blog

How Can Reflexology Help Depression?   In a previous blog, I wrote about the physical effects of depression and how this illness can manifest itself in real physical ways, such as suppressed immunity, insomnia, eating disorders and an increased risk of self-harm.    I have included an extract of that blog below and also some of the amazing ways in which Reflexology can help to alleviate some of the problems that sufferers have to deal with.   From the blog of September 2017: “One of the best and most enlightening books I’ve ever read is “The Biology of Belief” by Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D.    In the book he explains how our mental state and feelings can actually have a physical affect on our bodies.    It radically changed how I felt about my own thinking, and how my mental state could actually have an effect on my physical wellbeing.    We’ve all heard about someone dying of a “broken heart” and we’ve all felt that very tangible knot in our ...

The body is designed to handle and thrive on stress, but too much can lead to exhaustion and poor health.   When you’re under stress, your body springs into action, but when under too much pressure, stress can cause the body’s endocrine system to pump out intense levels of hormones - these can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of catching illness.  Many of us will feel irritable and have a shorter fuse than normal.  We may also suffer headaches, nausea and tiredness. Obviously, when we’re stressed it would be best to remove ourselves from the causes, but in the real world, this isn’t always possible.  Fortunately, when a stressful situation cannot be changed, there are techniques that can restore our sense of sanity and help us control the way we cope.   Apart from relaxation techniques such as meditation, there are therapies, such as Reflexology, which can really help.  Reflexology is a “touch” therapy - it is holistic an...

It’s easy to think that children don't really suffer from aches and pains, and that adults are the only ones that need to be physically pampered from time to time.    However, any parent who’s had to cope with the anxiety of watching their children teething, fighting off infections (very common at this age because children’s immune systems are not fully developed), suffering ear and eye problems, insomnia, digestive issues or confidence problems are very aware of the fact that children do need to be pampered too!   Every parent wants to see their children and babies healthy and happy, and Reflexology is undoubtedly one of the best natural alternative medicine to achieve this.    It  involves very gentle pressure   applied on the feet to help stimulate the proper functioning of organs and systems , as well as strengthening the immune system against all types of diseases.    It is a very rewarding way to help children in their early years and i...

  “It’s not about saying the right things.  It’s about doing the right things.”  Anon.   In 2001, not long after my perfect wedding to my wonderful husband, I found that I was pregnant - the icing on the cake!  I had always wanted children, so you can imagine our joy at this news.  At first, it all went so well - a textbook pregnancy.  Then, at my 20-week scan, we encountered problems and before we knew it, our little girl was delivered at 28 weeks by emergency Caesarean - my womb had been described as “too hostile a place” for her to continue to be.   Despite the valiant efforts of the amazing doctors, our daughter died the next day and our world collapsed.  There was nothing anyone could do or say that could take away our pain, grief or guilt.   In the days and weeks that followed, it was as if I went through every emotion - grief, guilt, anger, numbness, denial, depression, disbelief, crushing sadnes...

Anyone who has ever experienced sciatica knows what an agonising pain it can be and how it can impact on every aspect of daily life.  Nerve pain is very draining both physically and emotionally.     If you have sciatica it can be almost impossible to get comfortable and many people find it very difficult to sit or lie down - only feeling some relief while standing or moving around, which is exhausting in itself.   Those who suffer from sciatica can feel anything from a mild leg cramp to excruciating pain radiating from the back and down the leg.  At its worst, it can be agonising.  The pain can come on suddenly or gradually get worse.  Pregnancy can even cause sciatica to develop because of the pressure of the uterus pushing on the spinal column.   Reflexology is a therapy that aims to bring balance to all the systems of the body.  It aims to promote deep relaxation and reduce stress levels.   So, What ...